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COVID in China, Beijing ramps up efforts to allay public concerns about safety that risk hindering its vaccination drive, officials said on Saturday (July 23) that the Covid-19 vaccines are safe and have been given to leaders of the state and ruling Communist Party. This comes as Beijing is attempting to allay public concerns about safety that have the potential …

A Beijing single woman who wanted to freeze her eggs unsuccessfully challenged the practice in court, which is exceptionally unusual in China. The Beijing Chaoyang Intermediate People’s Court ruled that the hospital did not breach the woman’s rights by denying her request to freeze her eggs. On Friday, almost three years after Teresa Xu first filed her lawsuit, she finally …

Over a dozen cities in China have issued red alerts, which is the highest level of heat warning that can be given. As a result, millions of people in China are preparing for even hotter weather this weekend. The Meteorological Administration of China forecasts that the temperature will rise beyond 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in 19 cities located …

As the world’s largest video games market continues to reel from Beijing’s increasing oversight, the sector’s revenue in China’s first half of 2022 fell for the first time since the data was made available 14 years ago. This comes as China’s status as the world’s largest video games market remains unchanged. According to a report that was released on Thursday …

According to a statement released by the Department of National Defense (DND) on Thursday, Chinese militia vessels have been spotted in the contentious area of the West Philippine Sea. During a press conference, Faustino stated that they would work in conjunction with the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) to resolve incursions into the territorial waters of …

Shenzhen, a megacity in the southern region of China, has vowed to “mobilize all resources” to put a stop to an outbreak of COVID-19, which has been slowly spreading. The city has also ordered the strict implementation of testing and temperature checks, as well as lockdowns for COVID-affected buildings. Shenzhen, which has a population of almost 18 million people, reported …

According to a statement made by the environmental organization Greenpeace on Wednesday, China gave its approval to the building of 8.63 gigawatts (GW) of coal power in the first quarter of this year, which is about half the amount that is expected to be seen in the entirety of 2021. In an effort to bring its climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions, …

Three people are still unaccounted for after a gas explosion following a partial building collapse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Tuesday morning. A full investigation into the incident is still ongoing. Nevertheless, it appears to speak to the deterioration of infrastructure following over three decades of fast economic expansion. As a result, people’s standard of life …

After being forced to postpone the event in Hangzhou due to COVID-19, the organizers of the 2022 Asian Games announced on Tuesday (July 19) that China will now host the games in 2023. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) made the announcement on Tuesday that the Asian Games 2022 will now take place from September 23 to October 8, 2023. …

CHINA — According to government data released on Monday (Jul 18), China’s aluminum imports decreased 36.3% in June from the same month a year earlier, as domestic output increased and demand remained weak. According to data from the General Administration of Customs, the country imported 187,362 metric tons of unwrought aluminum and its products, including raw metal and unwrought, alloyed …